my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 208
Under his mediation and admonishment, the Great Qin court really changed its strategy towards the Xiongnu, conceding part of its interests in order to restrain the speed of East Hu's westward advance.

Avoid the emergence of a more powerful and unified grassland empire in the north.

And Li Shiqi also relied on this credit to gain the dominance of the Daqin negotiation team in one fell swoop, and also gained the trust of the Huns in one fell swoop, becoming Touman Shanyu's good brother.

"Shanyu let the envoy pass the message, thank you Li Yushi for turning around on your behalf. I, the Huns, are very grateful. It's just that we Shanyu said that the four tribes of Tupu, Qiemo, Dangtian and Tu are the grazing land of our Huns for generations. Land, since the two states are reconciled in the future, this place should be returned to its original owner..."

Looking at the Huns messenger who was standing respectfully below, Li Shiqi couldn't help but twitch his mouth slightly, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

The Huns, Rong and Di are nothing more.

If it wasn't for the big plan in his heart, how could he rush to this icy cold place to make false claims with these uneducated barbarians if he wanted to help that ineffective eighteenth son restrain the momentum of the emperor's eldest grandson?

However, the strength of these people is still needed at this time.

He picked up the cup of tea in front of him calmly, took a sip, and then said calmly to the expectant eyes of the Hun envoy.

"...Why does Shanyu need to be obsessed with the four tribes of Pupu, Qiemo, Dangtian, and Tu? Even if we Daqin are willing to withdraw, with the invincible emperor's eldest grandson, if we really want to do it again If you seize this place, who of you can hold it?"

Messenger of the Huns: ...

"My Huns are fierce and brave, with many soldiers and many generals, and millions of armored men..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shiqi was already looking at him with a half-smile, and the cowhide couldn't keep blowing.After all, it's people's soldiers pressing down on the country now...

Li Shiqi smiled and waved his hands sincerely.

"Please also tell Ling Shanyu that instead of insisting on obtaining an enclave that can be forcibly taken away again at any time, it is better to give it to me, Daqin, and get my Daqin's friendship..."

Seeing that the Huns envoy had to say more, Li Shiqi persuaded him earnestly.

"My dear Shanyu and I get along very well, and your eighteenth son also wants to have a frank relationship with my eighteen sons, and to ask for help. We are originally allies, so how can I not consider it for Shanyu?"

Seeing the Huns messenger's expression of listening, he put on a confiding expression.

"It's just that there are things that can be done and things that can't be done. His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, is now in full swing. With him in the court, he is trying his best to obstruct it. Even if the eighteenth son is extremely favored by His Majesty, he can't give up three points for a while—but , the Eighteenth Prince knows that the Xiongnu is located in a wasteland and lacks material resources. As long as Gui Shanyu agrees to cede the land of the four tribes, the Eighteenth Prince is willing to make a difference on his behalf, and open a discussion field between the Xiongnu and our Great Qin to exchange information..."

After hearing this, the Huns envoy's eyes lit up.

Open a forum!
This is a beautiful thing that the Huns could not even imagine.

As long as there is a market, you can get exquisite porcelain, gorgeous silks and satins, high-quality tea, a lot of salt, and even ironware from the Daqin people...

"Thank you Li Yushi and the Eighteenth Young Master for your kindness! After the envoy returns, I will definitely convey it on my behalf..."

The Xiongnu envoy left gratefully. Before leaving, he never forgot to look back at the tent where Li Shiqi was staying.

Unexpectedly, the insidious and cunning Qin people can have such a good person as Li Shiqi!
Looking at the back of the Huns envoy who had disappeared in a hurry, the corners of Li Shiqi's mouth curled slightly, and a strong sneer flashed in his eyes.

I just used a little trick to tease these people in the palm of my hand.

Originally, I thought it would take some more talking, but I didn't expect that the eldest grandson of the emperor would propose the idea of ​​opening a discussion room. It's really dozing off and someone gave me a pillow. It's wonderful!
This move will surely defeat the last struggle of the Xiongnu nobles in one fell swoop.

Even if they want to go back to Pupu, Qiemo, Dangtian and Tuge, they will not fall into the hands of those Xiongnu nobles. Instead, they will open a discussion field, which can benefit these people greatly.

How to choose is self-evident.

Great job done!

"Is it just to open a discussion room? What does His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, want to do..."

Li Shiqi stood with his hands behind his hands thoughtfully, looking towards Xianyang.

For a while, he was a little confused about what the grandson of the emperor was thinking, but he had a vague feeling that this matter was not that simple.

……

For many people, they may not pay attention to how much land the Huns ceded, or how much cattle and horses were compensated, but they have to pay attention to another news.

That is to open a discussion field!
Many aristocrats and businessmen with a keen sense of smell have already smelled the unusual meaning in it. Many people want to get a quota and get a share of it.

Faced with these entrustments, at the beginning, Zhao Ying would personally meet Yi Er, but later it was really unbearable, so he could only push all these to the steward of the house.

But no matter who came, let the people receive them well, and let them carefully write down their identity information and what they asked for, and then let the other party go back and wait for news.

Due to the long-term commercial control of Daqin, the folks have actually accumulated quite a lot of market vacancies.

These always need someone to come to fill the occupation.

But who to choose is a university question.

Zhao Ying took the time to take a look every day, and then asked the steward of the house to hand it over to Zhang Liang.Let him sort out relevant information according to region, origin, wealth, main business scope, etc.

But for him, this is just a trivial matter, the most important thing is the upcoming imperial examination.

Many people have gone to the mansion to ask for help.

Zhao Ying never shied away from this. Everyone who came was encouraged. Scholars who came from poor backgrounds or came from afar would give some money and even provide some board and lodging.

As for the others, there is nothing I can do to help.

But after this action, Zhao Ying gained the reputation of being a fair and selfless corporal.Many scholars who came to Xianyang to take the imperial examination became even more enthusiastic in their hearts.

Prepare to gain a fortune for yourself by relying on your talents and learning.

And some noble children from the six kingdoms of Shandong have mixed feelings. Some of them are sent by their elders to observe the situation, and some are trying to find a future for themselves under the pressure of the clan.

During this period of time, with the in-depth understanding of the Daqin Imperial Examination, they became more and more confused.

In the past, they were all recommended by the family. The chances of these concubines and offspring were slim, and where there were chances, they were just leftovers. Now these are all gone!
They need to end up barefoot, competing with those direct descendants of the clan and scholars from poor families.

For a while, I didn't know whether to be grateful or disappointed.

Of course, for those real direct descendants of the big clan, it is also a bit complicated. After all, they finally got a chance, instead of being rejected by the entire Great Qin system like before.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was already mid-June.

Zhao Ying had already handed over the prepared imperial examination questions to Shi Huangdi.After the first emperor read it, he was very satisfied, so he recruited Li Si, Meng Yi, Wei Liaozi and Wang Jian as the chief examiners.

At this time, the printing factory had already been martial law by the army.

Before the imperial examination started, no one was allowed to enter or leave without the order of the first emperor.

However, Zhao Ying's attention could not be focused on the imperial examination, because as the imperial examination approached, the situation in various places, especially the hometown of the Six Kingdoms in Shandong, became more and more undercurrent, and the situation became more and more unfavorable.

Especially recently, a memorandum has completely lifted Zhao Ying's heart.

"Yinghuo, keep your heart, there is a star falling down to Dongjun, and the ground is a stone, and there is a prophecy: the first emperor dies and the land is divided!"

Although the matter of Shangjun's prophecy had been disclosed by Zhao Ying, but this time the prophecy was combined with Yinghuo Shouxin and the abnormal celestial phenomenon of meteors falling from the sky, and it was suddenly cast a mysterious color.

In this era, natural visions are still extremely superstitious about these theories of gods and ghosts. Therefore, as soon as this prophecy came out, it began to spread at an extremely fast speed.

"Father, this move must be caused by a villain..."

Zhao Ying pretended to be calm and threw the memorial aside, and laughed.

"How stupid, at this time, you still use such old-fashioned methods to confuse people..."

The First Emperor nodded slightly, but the smile on his face was a bit forced.

Although he knew that the prophecy on the stone might not be true, but he kept his mind on it, and it was an indisputable fact that the meteor fell from the sky.

However, Zhao Ying couldn't jump out and told Shi Huangdi not to be afraid, this is a natural phenomenon.

Because, you don't understand at all!

In fact, Zhao Ying has been worrying about this matter ever since he came back, but there is no way to guard against this kind of thing.

In the end, it still happened!

Zhao Ying, who originally thought that history had begun to deflect, raised his heart again.

The First Emperor had already sent a censor to investigate in Hedong. Zhao Ying knew that this investigation would definitely be fruitless. According to the original historical development, the First Emperor would kill all the people living near the meteorite this time.

While he was planning how to avoid further arousing local people's resentment, something that made him even more worried appeared.Following this prophecy,
In the past half month alone, there have been more than a dozen small-scale local riots.All kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, and Shi Huangdi already has plans to go on tour again.

However, they were temporarily suppressed by Zhao Ying.

But he knew that once the next event happened on time as in history, the first emperor's tour would almost be a foregone conclusion. At that time, the only thing he could do was to accompany and protect during this east tour.

Strive to let the first emperor come back alive, even if he can't come back alive, he must fully grasp the initiative.

For a while, I felt a little overwhelmed.

Outsiders did not notice the abnormality of His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, but Wang Nan, as his wife, was sensitively aware of the abnormality of his husband.

"Husband, do you have something on your mind..."

At night, Wang Nan snuggled into Zhao Ying's arms and asked softly.Zhao Ying touched her hair and smiled.

"Don't think too much, it's just that there are too many things recently, and I'm quite tired..."

Wang Nan didn't think too much, but said softly.

"Things cannot be completed in one day, and you should not be too busy..."

Zhao Ying nodded, turned around and blew out the candle.

"It's getting late, go to bed early..."

Early the next morning, he went to the palace as usual, and first went to Concubine Zheng to greet him. The First Emperor was not there, but Concubine Zheng was eating, so he had breakfast with Concubine Zheng.

During the banquet, Concubine Zheng hesitated to speak several times.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but stopped his chopsticks with a smile, and said with a smile.

"Mother, do you have something on your mind..."

Concubine Zheng hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but speak.

"My natal family still has a grandnephew, who entrusted your third aunt to me two days ago..."

Zhao Ying immediately understood.

In fact, after the demise of the Zheng State, there were not many bloodlines left in the Zheng State's royal family, and most of the few remaining people were taken as spoils of war by the First Emperor and raised in the palace built south of the Wei River.

Although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, it is just a bird kept in a cage.

At this time, when my mother mentioned this, she probably wanted to get a share of the imperial examination, and use the opportunity of this imperial examination to find a future and get rid of the current situation.

But they are different from ordinary scholars because their identities are a bit special.

Zhao Ying thought for a while, and said with a relaxed expression.

"But looking for a job..."

Concubine Zheng hesitated for a moment, first nodded, and then shook her head again.

"never mind……"

She didn't want to cause trouble for her filial grandson Huang because of the so-called descendants who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"It's okay, let's do it - after the imperial examination, my family will hold a separate examination for recruiting talents. If that brother doesn't dislike it, let him go..."

The imperial examination is the most important weapon of the country, and it is also the first time that Daqin has shown a trace of kindness to the scholars in the world, including the six kingdoms of Shandong.

This was the most important move he and the first emperor took to take advantage of this opportunity to add sand to the Great Qin Dynasty Hall.Not to mention a so-called cousin who has never met, even a cousin.

However, for the sake of the eldest mother, he doesn't mind giving the other party a chance.

The key still depends on whether the other party is interested or not.

Seeing Zhao Ying's arrangement, Concubine Zheng felt a little disappointed, but she also knew that this was already quite rare, and she only hoped that the nephew could seize the opportunity.

When he arrived at Zhangtai Palace from Damu, Shi Huangdi was waiting for him to eat.

Seeing Zhao Ying coming from Concubine Zheng, he laughed and cursed.

"Now that I come to the palace, I don't even know that I came here first..."

Zhao Ying chuckled.

"Originally, I went to pay your respects to the old man. Who knows that you are not here-could it be that some new concubine has been adopted recently..."

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Shi Huang slapped him on the back of the head.

"Stinky boy, even the eldest father dares to tease..."

Zhao Ying looked at Shi Huangdi with an aggrieved face.

"Otherwise, why didn't you go to Mother's place..."

The first emperor ignored him, picked up the chopsticks on the table and started eating.

Do you think I'm like you youngsters, who get tired of being together every day, even with my small body, I can go once a month, and I can't stand it...

(End of this chapter)